The Ukrainian military says it spent the night repelling a large aerial assault from Russian forces over Kyiv. President Zelenskyy has led the tributes to the three men killed when two L-39 combat training aircraft collided over a region west of Kyiv.
An investigation has been launched into a collision between trainer fighter jets that killed three pilots.
The administration said it was working to establish if anyone had been killed or injured, or if there was any damage to buildings or infrastructure. Watch: What we know about collision that killed three pilots "The crews of two L-39 combat trainer aircraft collided in the sky while performing a combat mission," the brigade confirmed. He was familiar with various types of aircraft and spent a significant part of his service as an instructor, the brigade said.
"The bright memory of the defenders of Ukraine's skies will forever remain in the hearts of their loved ones, brothers-in-arms, and the grateful Ukrainian people. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has laid the blame for the reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin solely at the door of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his latest op-ed for the Daily Mail.
When in office, Mr Johnson proved to be both one of Ukraine's biggest supporters and one of President Putin's harshest critics. Oil and gas platforms on the Black Sea have grown in tactical significance in recent months, the UK's Ministry of Defence has claimed. "Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has struck several Russian-controlled platforms. Both Russia and Ukraine have also periodically occupied them with troops," it adds. We've been bringing you news throughout yesterday and this morning about the deaths of three Ukrainian pilots in a jet collision over Ukraine. has been examining the significance of the collision and what it represents for the Ukrainian air force.
Ukraine desperately needs good pilots having now been supplied with the far more modern F-16 jets, which will be arriving over the next few months and are not easy to master - and the loss of"Juice" and his colleagues has dealt a blow to the air force on that front. Four cruise missiles were shot down amid a heavy night of strikes on the capital, according to the air force.
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